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CORRECTS DAY HOSTAGES WERE RELEASED TO SATURDAY INSTEAD OF FRIDAY- Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson Col. Arnulfo Burgos Jr. gestures as he talks to reporters about the 21 freed Filipino U.N. peacekeepers during a press conference at Camp Aguinaldo military headquarters in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, Philippines on Sunday March 10, 2013. Rebels in southern Syria freed 21 Filipino U.N. peacekeepers on Saturday after holding them hostage for four days, driving them to the border with Jordan after accusations from Western officials that the little-known group had tarnished the image of those fighting to topple President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)